Seriously though, a big "thank you" to each and every one of you that attended. Even though the fishing was a 2 out of 10, he camaraderie and surroundings were 10 out of 10. I hope those that made their first trip don't get fooled by the poor catching of the past couple of days. Make a trip next year between May and August and I'll show you it's better (see avatar of DaveS). The river is FILLED with fish like that. Dave K sent PAFF stickers which we got passed out to everyone. Thanks dkile and I will get you to join us one of these days.

I don't know that I've ever seen a group with such a surplus of boats. On any given day, 3-4 boats went unused but having 2 driftboats contributed to the surplus. Big thanks to stimey for bringing a driftboat and 2 man pontoon. Also, thanks to a local guide for lending his boat to the group.

I think the first time floaters came to appreciate that there's an art to positioning the boats to give you fishing opportunities. Loading, unloading, shuttling and rowing through mile long pools isn't all that much fun. The river doesn't give up its treasures without paying your dues first. If you wished you had gotten out for one more float Sunday, you didn't miss much. The wind on the main stem was cranking straight up river. Wind caused a blanket hatch of maple and beech leaves. Fishing was almost impossible.

Thank you Kray for putting the Jam together and for all the help and advice you gave to everyone involved, even Spikoli lol.It was awesome to be there. PS the team wearing the P won today and the yinzers didn't get rained upon

Boy what a great weekend. Summer like conditions, I brought hat and gloves because I thought it would be cold, but it was t-shirt weather. Did a short float Friday, only caught 2 giant fall fish on streamers, had a downpour/lightning last hour of light that shut down any bug activity. Sat. floated the lower West Branch and main stem. I moved a lot of fish on streamers, though most were short strikes and refusals. Saw some giant browns chase my streamer, excitement galore. Caught another giant fall fish and had a few risers last hour of light. Sunday got up early and floated the west branch again, starting in Hale Eddy. Streamers cast tight to the bank were what the fish wanted. First one was a foot long brown. Second fish was a doozy. Cast tight to the bank and before I could even strip it was fish on. This one was big, big enough to tow the pontoon boat in fact. I had heavy tippet so I had a good chance. After a good struggle a 20+ inch brown jumped and threw the streamer, he was bigger than the net and would have been really tough to land. Wow. Caught 4 or 5 on Sunday and left by 1 pm to get home while it was still light out. There was heavy fog in the poconos in the PM. What an awesome trip. Great weather, peak foliage, great scenery, great group of guys to fish with. Can't ask for much more.

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The lake had turned over and that put some stain in the water which typically helps the angler. 4 days of bright sun squashed any advantage we had. We ended up getting a 20 minute flurry of bugs just before dark. Overall, the fishing was very slow.

I think Beeber took his monster chub on a streamer. It had to be 3+ pounds!

Thanks Andy for putting this together. I had a great time, met good guys, and learned a little about the Main. All in All a great time.

Sorry Sunday sucked, but I'm glad I decided to head home early based on your report. Got home around Noon and had to power washed about 2 pounds of tobacco out of the boat before I gave it back to my Dad. Glad we got some floats in.... helped to get some practice rowing the drift boat.... which I still need work on